Relamination: A mechanism that has been shaping continents for billions of years

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May 5, 2026, 5:00 am339 ptsTop
An international team led by researchers from the National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN-CSIC) has identified a key mechanism that has shaped Earth's continents over billions of years. This mechanism is the deep re-lamination of subducted continental crust, a process that explains the origin of certain…

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